LaptopInitiative09

New Teacher Orientation

Thursday, August 13, 2009

8:00 - Welcome!
Pay Attention - the world is NOT the same!

8:15 - Hand out MacBooks
Care & Feeding of your MacBook (do's, don'ts, ports, and things)

8:35 - OSX The basics of navigation

• Powerful stuff under the hood: Mac 101
• From Windows to Mac: Switch 101

9:00 - iChat - Setting up your account

• Mac 101: iChatAV

9:15 - You've got Mail! Overview of ThunderBird mail client

• ToolBar/HotBar Options
• Creating a signature
• Attachments and Address Books
• Spam Filters
• Message Filters

9:30 - Firefox Tips & Tricks | Tabs

• HomePage • eReqs • PowerSchoolTeachers •Empowered Desktop Discovery Education • CommonCraft • Altec.org

10:00 - PowerSchool Teachers / PowerGrade

Reading assignment: Raising theProfession...or Not

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